The defect
ON CERTAIN SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH FIVE FACTORY ALLOY WHEELS (MODEL 6934 AND 6936), WITH FACTORY LLAT, AND WITH PORT INSTALLED WR4, FOUR ALLOY WHEEL UPGRADE PROCESSED AT THE JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA PORT AND DISTRIBUTED BY SOUTHEAST TOYOTA DISTRIBUTORS IN THE STATES OF ALABAMA, FLORIDA, GEORGIA, NORTH AND SOUTH CAROLINA, WHEN THE VEHICLES WERE PROCESSED AT THE PORT, AN ALLOY TIRE/WHEEL UPGRADE WAS INSTALLED. THE UPGRADE INCLUDED 4 ALLOY WHEELS. THE ORIGINAL SPARE TIRE/ALLOY WHEEL WAS NOT CHANGED. THE SPARE TIRE REQUIRES THE USE OF A DIFFERENT STYLE OF WHEEL NUT TO ATTACH IT TO THE VEHICLE.
The risk
IF THE SPARE TIRE/WHEEL IS INSTALLED ON THE VEHICLE USING THE WHEEL NUTS PROVIDED FOR THE UPGRADE ALLOY WHEEL, DAMAGE TO THE WHEEL COULD RESULT AND COULD EVENTUALLY LEAD TO A LOOSE WHEEL.
The remedy
OWNERS WILL BE PROVIDED WITH DIFFERENT STYLE LUG NUTS, A WARNING LABEL FOR THE SPARE RE/ALLOY WHEEL, AND AN OWNER'S MANUAL ADDENDUM.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Toyota 4Runner | 2003 |
| Toyota Highlander | 2003 |
Components: WHEELS
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Toyota 4Runner | 2003 | 528 | 3 |
| Toyota Highlander | 2003 | 258 | 2 |
Other wheels recalls in 2002
14 of the 434 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2002 concerned the wheels; SOUTHEAST TOYOTA DISTRIBUTORS filed 7 campaigns in all.
| 02V316000 26 Nov 2002 | NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. |
| 02V305000 14 Nov 2002 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 02V250000 17 Sept 2002 | AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO. |
| 02V242000 10 Sept 2002 | TRIUMPH MOTORCYCLES |
| 02V235000 5 Sept 2002 | SUBARU OF AMERICA, INC. |
| 02V212000 12 Aug 2002 | STRICK CORPORATION |
| 02V221000 6 Aug 2002 | FREIGHTLINER CORPORATION |
| 02V191000 23 Jul 2002 | BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2002